In order for conception to occur and for the miracle of life to begin, the fertilization of an egg by a sperm is required.
The spermatozoa are produced in each man’s testicles and after passing through the seminal vesicles, they are led to two tiny structures, the sperm cysts that are located behind the prostate for storage. With the ejaculation that follows a man’s orgasm, these sperm are driven with force, deep into the woman’s vagina.
If the woman is in the ovulation phase, meaning during her fertile days, then the mucus secreted by her cervix is thin and clean and is the vehicle that allow the entrance and leads the sperm inside the uterus and specifically towards the fallopian tube where it will meet the egg. Sperm can survive in the womb for up to 3 days. The egg (egg) on the other hand, is released from its follicle, located in the ovary on a specific day of the month and is directed towards the fallopian tube. When it enters the tube, it meets the sperm that have reached that point with difficulty and which are the most capable of fertilization, in order to begin the “negotiation” between them.
This communication eventually allows a single spermatozoid to enter the egg and thus human life begins. The fertilized egg begins to divide into 2, 4, 8 cells and then becomes a morula and it moves slowly towards the endometrial cavity, where it arrives about 4-6 days after conception eventually at the blastocyst stage ready to implant. In the uterine cavity it “looks” for the most suitable place to be implanted by invading the endometrium and once this happens the miracle of pregnancy begins which is usually completed 266 days later.
